Coolest Homemade Darkness from Legend Costume

by Adam E.
(Niles, MI)

Homemade Darkness from Legend Costume

The Homemade Darkness from Legend Costume came from the character Darkness from the movie Legend. The character was a demon with animal legs and hooves. I started with a base latex mask and a red muscle shirt, there I created the homemade items of hooves and faun type legs.

For the legs I used a pair of leggings and foam cut into triangle pieces to make the knee and the calf. I glued them on with spray adhesive and then covered them with batting to make it smoother. I then created a pants pattern by altering a regular pants pattern to have the seam run down the front and the back of the leg (instead of the side). With this adjustment I was able to make enough space for the prosthetic pieces to fit.

For the hooves I used a wood block base built up in the heal area with another block (to have a kind of high heel effect). On top of the that I screwed a sandal onto it. I covered the item with metal window screen to shape it like a hoof and then covered it with paper mache. After the paper mache I used car bondo to cover the entire thing so it would be hard and durable. I then painted it.

On the bottom of the hooves I used textured plastic (from the hardware store used as floor mats) and cut it to size, then I stabled it to the bottom for tread. I then used the remaining fur from the pants to wrap around the hooves so they would blend naturally with my pants.